Butterfly [Jeon Jeongguk]

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Taehyung sat down across from Jungkook.

"Where's Will?" Hoseok asked.

"She's not coming." Jungkook said, keeping his sunglasses on. His eyes were red and puffy from crying and he didn't want the others to see. He stared down Tae from across the table.

"Is she okay?" Suga asked worriedly.

"No. She broke up with Jungkook last night." Tae said, looking down at the table.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry, Jungkook." Jin whispered. Jungkook sniffled, wiping his eyes beneath his glasses.

"Let's not talk about it." He murmured. Taehyung cleared his throat, looking at the menu before him.

"She's gonna go to London tonight. She leaves in a few hours. Said that she'll see us when we get there." Tae told his friends. Hoseok nodded and Namjoon sighed.

"Alright." Jimin said. He stood up and got out of his seat.

"Where are you going?" Hoseok asked.

"To check on her. You coming?" He asked. Hoseok nodded.

"Tae, you coming?"

"No, she's pissed with me too." He muttered.

"What did you do?" Suga asked.

"He kissed me." Jungkook said, getting up and leaving. Namjoon stared at Taehyung open mouthed.

"You what?"

"I kissed him and so she broke up with him and kicked us both out."

"You're such a douche bag." Suga got up and grabbed his coat, leaving the restaurant. Jin followed, shouting after him. Namjoon stood up.

"Jesus, Tae. You can't just kiss people. Especially your little sister's boyfriend." He said as he left. Tae held his face in his hands.

"Sir? Do you need a drink?"

"Is it too early for whiskey?" He asked. She smiled nervously.

"I'm not babysitting you, but yes, noon is a bit early for alcohol."

"Then don't worry about it." He stood up, tossing a twenty dollar bill onto the table.

"For all the trouble." He said kindly. She stared at the tip as he left. He made his way down the street, putting earbuds into his ears. He thought about going to the liquor store and buying whiskey himself before remembering he promised Will he wouldn't. He scoffed to himself. He was so stupid.
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Hoseok sat on the floor outside Will's room, humming softly. She was sobbing quietly, but Hoseok could still hear her.

"Will, please, just let me in. I'll be the only one to go in if you want." He begged again.

"N-no! I don't want you to see me cry." She exclaimed. She had her things packed up and was ready to go. She choked out a sob as she looked at her bed side table. Jungkook's bracelet was sitting there. A picture of the two of them was right beside it. She grabbed the bracelet and slipped it onto her wrist. She still loved him, as much as she tried not to. A hiccup escaped her as she went to the door. Slowly, she turned the knob and pulled it open. Suga, Namjoon, Jin, Hoseok, and Jimin were crowded against the door. She looked at Hoseok with watery eyes before crying all over again. He held her tightly in his arms.

"Hey, hey, it's okay. I promise it's okay. Jungkook didn't do anything."

"How do you know that?" She asked, her voice muffled by his shirt. He looked at his friends. They avoided his eyes. None of them could be certain. He decided not to respond.

"I gotta go." She finally whispered. He nodded, letting her go.

"I'm a call away. I'll always answer." He held onto her shoulders. She nodded. The others gave her hugs too before she left, catching a cab to the airport.

"I saw that she left." Jungkook said, coming in a few minutes after she left.

"Yeah, she did." Jimin murmured.

"I really didn't do anything. He kissed me and I pushed him off of me. I immediately told her."

"Did you have to think about telling her?" Suga growled. He was fuming. He cared about her more than anyone else in the room, except for maybe Hoseok. He would never admit it, but maybe he had a little bit of a crush on her too. And he would've taken better care of her.

After Jungkook didn't respond, Suga laughed.

"Then how are you any better than him?" He asked, smiling with unbelief.

"I pushed him away."

"You had to consider not telling her immediately! Jesus Christ, I don't blame her." Suga yelled. Jin grabbed his friend's elbow.

"Calm down, man. It's not his fault." He hissed. Suga yanked his arm away.

"Fuck off. I'm going home." He stormed out of the house, slamming the front door on his way out. Hoseok ran his hands through his hair and huffed.

"We're a mess. All of us. This group isn't even a group right now. We've been arguing nonstop since she was in the hospital. And it hasn't just been Tae and Jungkook. Suga's been getting angry quickly and that never ends well. I haven't been writing new music, which is screwing us over in the long run. Jin and Namjoon have been flat out ignoring everyone. We're a mess, you guys. I think after the European leg we should take a break. It would be for the best." The others looked at each other, not saying anything.

"We're not trying to ignore you. It's just..." Namjoon cut himself off, looking to Jin for confirmation.

"We're dating. It's hard for us to be around each other when we're not in private. I promise we're not trying to ignore you on purpose." Jin explained. Hoseok smiled.

"I wondered when you two would admit that." Namjoon blushed and buried his face in Jin's neck.